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• Jungle Dreams

  

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  Posted on 24 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Twenty Five Hundred

  

  Ay, law. Would you believe this is post number 2,500 of my (almost) daily blog. I began this blog the day after Christmas in 2007. Since then it's been a... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Queen for a Day

  

  Yesterday I received a crown. From our new dentist. Our longtime dentist, Doc Adams, has retired and his successor (AKA the kid) has installed some fancy new... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• No Man is an Island

  

  I've written about Eula and her books before -- HERE and ALSO HERE and I've remarked on the beauty and clarity of her prose, the truly original metaphors and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snow . . . and Clearing . . .

  

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  Posted on 19 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Misty Moisty November Morning

  

  . . . and then in the afternoon . . . Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Are You Reading . . . Aside from Blogs?

  

  One of the students in my writing class asked what the other students were reading. It's a valid question -- what we read informs what we write. When... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cue Johnny Cash . . .

  

  And play that burning Ring of Fire . . . Assorted photos . . . most of which probably have a country song to match . . . songs about old log barns and train... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cue Leonard Cohen . . .

  

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  Posted on 15 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Don't Throw That in the Compost! -- Candied Citrus Peel

  

  I am known to be somewhat cheap frugal -- so it was with great delight that I discovered this easy (though a bit time-consuming) way of making that investment i... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the Potatoes. ..

  

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  Posted on 13 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 'Nip Trip

  

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  Posted on 12 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On Veterans Day

  

  This is the day to remember our veterans -- all those, living or dead, who served in the military. My husband, father, father-in-law, brother, brother-in-law,... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fifty One Years

  

  Good grief! Another anniversary? Time just keeps moving on . . . No, we don't do a big celebration beyond the Eggs Benedict and bubbly for breakfast and a... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Play of Light on the Mountains . . .

  

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  Posted on 08 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Out of the Jaws of Death

  

  Yesterday morning, Corycat came stalking into the living room, making that muffled mrow, mrow that cats do when they have caught something and have it in their... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Last Call . . .

  

  Many thanks to all my blog and Facebook friends who have supported me by donating to Asheville Writers in the Schools. You all are the best! Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Return of Autumn

  

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  Posted on 05 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Because It Matters

  

  I suspect that many of my friends have already voted but I feel obliged to post this reminder. It's amazing how many people sit out the mid term elections . . . Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• You Know It's Getting to Be Cold When the Orchids Show up

  

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  Posted on 03 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY